Rafa Benitez has warned Liverpool they need to show some fighting spirit if they are to save their faltering season.

Troubled times: Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez

Sunday’s 2-1 home defeat to Arsenal left the Reds seventh in the Premier League, while they have also been dumped out of the Champions League.

And Benitez said: ‘We were in control in the first half and on top of them. But after we conceded the own goal everything changed, it was their time and every minute they had more confidence and we were more nervous.

‘The main thing now is to show confidence, some character.

‘The only way to change things is to work hard and when you are making mistakes, you have to be strong and try to do things properly in the future. We kept giving the ball away against Arsenal and that is something we have to improve on. ‘We play Wigan [on Wednesday] and we know we have to do better.’